My Father, Myself

My Father, Myself is a 2022 Philippine drama film directed by Joel Lamangan starring Dimples Romana, Sean de Guzman and Jake Cuenca.

My Father, Myself
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoel Lamangan
Written byQuinn Carrillo
Starring
Production
companies
3:16 Media Network
Mentorique Production
Distributed bySolar Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱1.5 million[1]

Premise

The film revolves around Robert (Jake Cuenca) and his wife (Dimples Romana). The couple have a daughter (Tiffany Grey) and an adopted son, Matthew (Sean de Guzman) whose biological father is Robert's deceased best friend and former lover, Domeng (Allan Paule). Conflict ensues as Robert becomes sexually attracted to a teenage Matthew while Matthew impregnates his stepsister much to the shame of the family matriarch.[2]

Cast
  • Dimples Romana as Robert's wife
  • Sean de Guzman as Matthew, Robert's adopted son
  • Jake Cuenca as Robert, a human rights lawyer who is a closeted gay man who married a woman[3]
  • Allan Paule as Domeng, a peasant leader who was Robert's former friend and lover[3]
  • Tiffany Grey as Mica,Matthew's stepsister

Production

Described as a "boy's love" (BL) film,[4] My Father, Myself was produced under Mentorque Entertainment and 3:16 Media Network.[3] It has Joel Lamangan as its director and Quinn Carrillo as its writer.[4] Lamangan is also the director of two LGBT-related films Rainbow's Sunset and Isa Pang Bahaghari.[2] Principal photography began on July 2022.[5]

On concerns raised that the film might have a negative impact on the LGBT+ community following the release of the trailer, Lamangan address this by saying that he based the film on a real story that happened in his province adding that not all gay stories should be positive or else that would be "unrealistic" or "romanticism".[6] He had to change the ending since the story he based the film on was "tragic".[2] Nevertheless, he insist he tackled he sensitive theme in a pleasant way and believed that there is a good lesson audience could derive from the film.[7] There is no sexual act or frontal nudity were depicted in the film although there is a kissing scene between Cuenca and de Guzman's characters.[3]

Release

My Father, Myself premiered in cinemas in the Philippines on December 25, 2022 as one of the official eight entries of the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. It was given a R-18 rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.[8] Director Lamangan sought for the film to be rated R-16 but was unsuccessful.[7][9] Lamangan said that the R-18 rating was due to the film's incestuous themes and it being a serious LGBT film rather than a comedic LGBT film.[3]

References
  1. "MMFF 2022 box office: Deleter naka-P234M; last placer naka-P1.5M lang". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. Bautista, Mario (November 25, 2022). "Direk Joel stands by his controversial MMFF 2022 entry". Journal News Online. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. "Joel Lamangan sa R-18 rating ng MMFF entry na 'My Father, Myself': Ayaw nila ng kabaklaang movie na serious ang treatment" [Joel Lamangan on R-18 rating of MMFF entry na ‘My Father, Myself’: They don't like a movie on homosexuality that has serious treatment]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 27, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. Bukas, Leo (August 20, 2022). "Jake Cuenca at Dimples Romana muling magsasama sa BL project na 'My Father, Myself'" [Jake Cuenca and Dimples Romana will be together again for the BL project ‘My Father, Myself’]. PUSH (in Filipino). ABS-CBN. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. "Jake Cuenca, Dimples Romana reunite for a movie project". ABS-CBN News. July 31, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  6. Santiago, Ervin (November 10, 2022). "Joel Lamangan nagpakatotoo lang: Hindi lahat ng gay, mabuting tao, may gay na magnanakaw, may kriminal, may nanggagahasa". Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. "Director Joel Lamangan recalls heated discussions with MTRCB over controversial gay flick 'My Father, Myself'". Manila Bulletin. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. "Jake Cuenca sa mga pinagdaanan sa buhay: Talo ka naman talaga if you don't learn" [Jake Cuenca on his challenges in life: You truly lose if you don’t learn]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  9. Rula, Gorgy (November 26, 2022). "Direk Joel, nakipagtalakan sa MTRCB" [Director Joel, had heated discussion with the MTRCB]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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